The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-08-30
COMMITTEE MEETING.
O. M Harris Refuses to be a Can
didate Before the Prim-
airy Election.
September 3, the Day Set for tn
EiectiOn-The Delegates
and Judges.

morning at IL o'clock for the purpose
of nominating candidate for sheriff
to fill out the unexpired term of the
late L. S. Murray. The meeting
was called to order by Chairman
Craycroft, who requested that the
committee suggest some method OF
making a nomination. All the town
ships we're represented. Following
is list of the delegates and the town.
ship they represented:
DELEGATES.
VIM. Hoffman, Longwood; K. +.
Guthrie, Lamonte John Harris,
Smithton r. E. Ferguson, Bowl
ing Green G. w. McAnieh,
Hughesville ]. nj. Durnell. Wash
ipgton V. G. Lewis, Prairie Geo.
McKenley, Elk Fork John ;.
Banks, Cedar; John Senior. Black
water Mike Doherty, Green Ritge
John w. Baldwin. Dresden; ID. b.
Scott, Heath's Greek DAN
Donahue, Flat Creek; Ed
ward Banner, Lake Creek
F. G. Hayman, Houstonia +. H9r-
lev, Frank Craycroft and q. T. b.
jackson, Sedalia.
CANDIDATES.
Joseph Bowers was the first to an
nounce himself a candidate before the
committee, and stated that he would
abide by the actien OF the
committee. The next was 0. nj. Har-
ris. who acknowledged his candidacy
but was not in favor either of a con,
vention or primary election. His
plan was to "draw straws, as he
termed it, that is for the candidates tc
meet on the day before election at the
court house, and there determine who
would be the candidate. Said ne, -
think it a foolish method for thu
committe to 60 to the expense OF hold
ing a convention, or aprimary cleo
ton when there is no republican
candidate in the field. Otherwise, if
convention or primary election is held
| don't pledge myself TO support any
body. 1 have no political aspiration
and no promises to make, only should
be elected sheriff, | would run tn
office to the best of my ability"
George jackson: "Mr. Harris ar
Won willing to submit to the action o
this committee. if they choose to cal
a convention ?"
Mr.. Harris 81 will decide late
on, after the action is taken"
Mr.. jackson: 81 thlnI
we should hold prlmar
election and would be surprised
one member of this committee shout
fail to favor nominating convention.
VIM. J. Rufen and w. ID. Wa
lace announced themselves candidate
making four in the field.
J. I. Montgomery moved that
primary election be held.
Frank Hayman offered the folio
ing substitute amendment:
Resolved, That the primary ele
ton take place on Saturday, Septic
Der 8; that three judges of elect
be appointed by the central commit
for each voting precinct; that t
polls be open from 2 p: m. until
D. M; that the judges of election
instructed to forward certified sta
ment in writing of the votes receiv
by each of the seve
candidates and that the executive CO
mitttee of the Central committe
authorized to compute and annoul
the result and declare as candid
of the party, the one receiving
highest number of votes.
The motion prevailed by vote
II to 5.
THE JUDGES.
The following named were the ind
appointed
Thornton, Longwood John Vince
Joseph Staples, Thomas Terry, :
monte; John F. Rudy, Robert l
fender, III. A. Collier, Smith,
Frank Taylor, Ben Porter, Geo.
Allen, Bowling Green; George Gre
L. HI. Durley, III. B. McCubl
Hughesville; J. F. Scott, G.
Bennett, j. F. Howe, Wash!ngt
j. w. Cole, Alex Bagby. Dan Bt
Prairie; Ben Clark, VIM. y. Pow
Samuel Revis. Elk Fork John
Curdy, w. K. Taylor, Spencer I
kins, Cedar; VIM. Winston. L.
Triplet, j. G. Gregg, Blackwa
r. ID. Means, James Vaughn, j
Farr, Green Ridge; Alex. e
james Jones, Tim Buckley, Dresd
Oliver Elmore, E. L. Scott ia
Berry, Heath's Creek; w: P: An
SON, C. P. Griffin, james c. War
Cl,t Grook VIM. Benson. Ed.